,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbha  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ba1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,huelskamp introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to improve the oversight 
of contracts awarded by the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs to small business 
concerns owned and controlled by        
veterans4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,protecting         
,business ,opportunities for ,veterans  
,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,contracts with     
small business concerns owned and       
controlled by veterans  ,section #habg  
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended--  7#a7 by redesignating        
subsection 7l7 as subsection 7m72 and   
7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7k7  
the following new subsection 7l73  7l7  
,limitations on subcontracting  7#a7    
7,a7 ,the requirements applicable to a  
small business concern under section #df

 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae      
,u4,s4,c4 #fegs7 shall apply with       
respect to a small business concern     
owned and controlled by a veteran with a
 service-connected disability or a small
 business concern owned and controlled  
by a veteran that is awarded a contract 
under this section4  7,b7 ,for purposes 
of applying the requirements of section 
#df of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae   
,u4,s4,c4 #fegs7 pursuant to            
subparagraph 7,a7--  7i7 a small        
business concern owned and controlled by
 a veteran shall be treated as a small  
business concern owned and controlled by
 a veteran with a service-connected     
disability2 and  7ii7 the term similarly
 situated entity used in such section   
#df means a subcontractor for a small   
business concern owned and controlled by
 a veteran with a service-connected     
disability or a small business concern  
owned and controlled by a veteran       
described in such subparagraph 7,a74    
7#b7 ,upon awarding a contract to a     

small business concern under this       
section1 the ,secretary shall obtain    
from an offeror a certification that the
 offeror will comply with the           
requirements described in paragraph     
7#a77;,a7 if awarded the contract4 ,such
 certification shall--  7,a7 specify the
 exact performance requirements         
applicable under such paragraph2 and    
7,b7 explicitly acknowledge that the    
certification is subject to section     
#ajja of title #ah4  7#c7 ,if the       
,secretary determines that a small      
business concern that is awarded a      
contract under this section did not act 
in good faith with respect to the       
requirements described in paragraph     
7#a77;,a71 the small business concern   
shall be subject to the penalties       
specified in--  7,a7 section #af7;g77#a7
 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae      
,u4,s4,c4 #fde7;g77#a772 and  7,b7      
section #ajja of title #ah4  7#d7  7,a7 
,the ,director of the ,office of ,small 
and ,disadvantaged ,business            

,utilization established by section     
#ae7k7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fdd7k77 and the ,chief      
,acquisition ,officer established under 
section #agjb of title #da shall jointly
 implement a process using the systems  
described in section #af7;g77#b7 of the 
,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#fde7;g77#b771 or any other systems     
available1 to monitor compliance with   
this subsection4 ,the ,director and the 
,chief ,acquisition ,officer shall      
jointly refer any violations of this    
subsection to the ,inspector ,general of
 the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs4 
7,b7 ,the ,inspector ,general shall     
submit to the ,committees on ,veterans' 
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives and the ,senate an     
annual report that includes--  7i7 the  
number of referred violations received  
under subparagraph 7,a72 and  7ii7 the  
disposition of such referred violations1
 including the number of small business 
concerns suspended or debarred from     

,federal contracting or referred to the 
,attorney ,general for prosecution4  4